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The research nursing team, with adult and pediatric experience, is assigned exclusively to the CRC unit for inpatient and outpatient services. Pat Pincus, RN, MPH, CIC, CCRC, leads the unit. Our nurses have many years of research experience and a wide variety of expertise which include: telemetry; hypo-, hyper-, and eu-glycemic clamp procedures; timed specimen collection; and processing. For nursing assistance (including off-site nursing) and patient scheduling, please contact the unit at (585) 275-2907. CRC nurses are invaluable for their flexibility to your research needs, attention to clinical care and overall technical support.
Patricia
Pincus, RN, MPH, CIC, CCRC, has led the research team as nurse
manager since 1992 with over 35 years of adult and pediatric clinical
research experience. She oversees the nursing staff in regards to safe
patient care delivery and protocol compliance. Serving on the CRC
Advisory Committee, as well as other hospital committees, she reports
to the Program Director, the Clinical Chief of Adult Nursing Practice,
and works closely with the CRC Administrator.
Patricia_Pincus@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: (585) 275-2907
Ann
Miller, RN, BSN, MS, CCRC, has been the Nurse Leader since 1997. She is
responsible for the coordination of the staff educational and
competency programs. She conducts and trains others in the use of
insulin clamp procedures, her major area of expertise.
Ann_Miller@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: (585) 275-2907
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The CRC can be opened continuously from 7:00 a.m. Monday through 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, if there are inpatients scheduled.
Thursday and Friday: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Please check with the nursing staff if these hours do not meet your needs. Staff may be provided at other times for a fee to accommodate a particular study.
In addition to the normal standards of Nursing Practice, the following are provided by the Clinical Research Center nursing staff:
Noya Rackovsky, MS
Coordinates and oversees the operation of the CRC’s Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) scanner.
Noya_Rackovsky@urmc.rochester.edu
Phone: (585) 273-4920
Child care services are available for research participant families.
Our child care room is staffed with a Child Life Assistant.
To schedule an appointment for this service, call (585) 275-2907.
NIH Funding Acknowledgement ** Important ** All publications resulting from the utilization of CTSI resources are required to credit the CTSI grant by including the NIH FUNDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and must comply with the NIH Public Access Policy.
Address:
601 Elmwood Avenue
G-5035 unit (ground floor)
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone:
(585) 275-2907
